Heel attachment for shoes



H. A. WILLIAMS.

HEEL ATTACHMENT FOR SHOES. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 27. 1919.

1,343,602; 'PatentedJfine 15,1920.

W1 TNESSES IN VEN TOR.

W maz/wzms UNITED STATES HENRY n. WILLIAMS, or KINSTON, NORTH CAROLINA.

HEEL ATTACHMENT FOR SHOES.

Application filed. March 2?, 1919. Serial no. 285,546.

To all whom "it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY A. WVILLIAMs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Kinston, in the county of Lenoir and State of NorthCarolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in HeelAttachments for Shoes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in heels for shoes and theprimary object of the invention is to provide a light, durable and cheapmetallic heel especially adapted to be held in position without rivets,nails, pegs or other similar fastening elements and which can be readilyremoved when the shoe becomes worn, so that the heel may be attached toa new shoe. I

Another object of the invention is to provide a removable shoeheelconstructed entirely of metal andlcomprising two separate co-actingsections which form the complete heel when the sections are assembledand which are'constructed to bereadily separated when the heel is to bedetached.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter which consists of comparatively few parts and is simple inconstruction but durable and well adapted to withstand the rough usageto which devices of this character are ordinarily subjected.

For a full description of the invention and the advantages and meritsthereof reference is to be had to the following description andaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a. fragmentary elevation ofa shoe showing the invention applied thereto.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a portion of the heel.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a body portion of the heel, and

Fig. 41 is a section taken on the line 4it of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings in which is illustrated the preferred form ofmy invention, in which like numerals of reference in dicate like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, the body 1 comprises aband of metal 2 adapted to be bent to form the body of the heel. Theupper marginal edge of the band is provided with inturned lugs 3 whichform retaining flanges adapted to engage the only lift A attached to theheel portion of the shoe as shown in at. The marginal edge of this liftextends out- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 15, 1920.

wardly in the usual manner after the body of the shoe has been sewed orsecured to the lift and thereby forms a convenient projectng portion toreceive the retaining flanges for holding the body portion of theremovableheel in position. Projecting upwardly at certain intervals onthe upper marginal edge of the band are the lugs 41 which embrace theheel portion of the shoe body as shown in Fig. 1 when the device is inposition. At each end of. the band I have-pro vided a spur 5 whichprojects inwardly and the lift Ais notched'as indicated at 6 to receivethese spurs. Theends of the band are provided with extensions whicharebent inwardly toward each other and form clips 7 each having a slot 8to act in maintaining the heel plates 9 in position; The heel plate 9comprises a metallic plate shaped to conform to the shape of theheelbody and having its marginal edge provided with upturned lngs 10which form a flange extending around the edge of the heel plate andadapted to emhrace the band as shown to advantagein Figs. 1 to a ofthedrawing.

At the rear end the plate 9 is provided with a tongue 11 which may bebent to extend through the slot 12 intermediate the ends of the band 2thereby providing a hinged connection for the plate and the body portionof the heel and permitting the plate to be swung toward and away fromthe heel when being attached or detached. At the "forward edge of theplate is an upstanding clip flange 13 which has its upper end providedwith a projection let adapted to be received in a notch formed in thebottom of the shoe at this point. The ends of the flange 13 are providedwith hooks 15 shaped to be received in the slots 8 when the parts areassembled.

When being mounted in position, the band is opened sufiiciently toextend around the lift A whereupon the ends of the band are held in thefinger of the hand while the heel plate being hingedly connected to theband is swung upwardly to operative position whereupon the ends' 01. theband will be pressed inwardly and the hooks 12 will snap into engagementwith the slots 8 on the clips '7 thereby holding the parts in assembledposition and preventing casual or accidental displacement of the heelfrom the shoe.

The tendency-0f the band to swing outwardly causes the clips to maintaina. tight engagement with the hooks 15 so that the heel will not bedisplaced, In order to reband may be opened sufiiciently to disen-' gagethe lift A thereby permitting the heel to be readily removed. With thisconstruction it is possible to mount'the heel on any pair of shoes inwhich the heel or ordinary rubber heel has been removed and inasmuch 'asthe heel will wear considerably longer than the ordinary shoe heelor'shoe it will bepossible to use the heels repeatedlyon new shoes. V

The foregoing description and accompanying drawings have reference towhatmight be considered to be the preferred or approved form of myinvention; 7 I desire it to be understood that I may make such changesin the construction, combination and. arrangement of parts, materials,dimensions, et cetera, as may prove expedient and fall i withincthescope of the appended claims.

' Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent,'is:'

'1. A shoe heel comprising' a removable body portion and a removableheel plate attached to the body portion, and a heel hingedly mountedonthe body portion and means to releasably/hold the heel plate inengagementwith the body portion.

2. A heel'lstructure comprising a removable band having clips at itsen'ds,means to retain the band in position on the shoe, a plate hingedlymounted on the band and hook members adapted to be engaged with the clipmembers to releasably hold the heel plate in engagement with the saidband.

3. A removable heel adapted 'for attachment to a shoe comprising a bandhaving a retaining flange adapted to engage a portion of the shoe, clipmembersv formed on the ends of the band, a removable heel plate hingedlyconnected to the band, and hook members carried by the heel plate andadapted to engage the said clip members to maintainthe band and heelplate in assembled position when'the band is attached to the shoe. r a

4 A removable heel adapted for attachment to a shoe having a liftmounted there on, a band adapted to embrace the liftand provided withretaining flanges overlapping the lift to retain the band in positionclip members formed at the end of the bandpa heel plate provided with atongne' adapted for pivotal connection with the band ap proximatelyintermediate. the ends thereof whereby the said heel plate i may be.swung on the band, and hook membe rs' carried by the forward-endofjtheheel plate to engage the saidclips for maintaining theband and heel clipinposition on the heel-.7

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